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.TH FVWM-CONFIG 1 "8 July 2001"
.UC
.SH NAME
fvwm-config \- query an existing FVWM installation
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBfvwm-config\fP
[\fI--help\fP]
[\fI--version\fP]
[\fI--info\fP]
[\fI--prefix\fP]
[\fI--exec-prefix\fP]
[\fI--bindir\fP]
[\fI--datadir\fP]
[\fI--libexecdir\fP]
[\fI--sysconfdir\fP]
[\fI--mandir\fP]
[\fI--fvwm-moduledir\fP]
[\fI--fvwm-datadir\fP]
[\fI--default-imagepath\fP]
[\fI--default-userdir\fP]
[\fI--fvwm-exe\fP]
[\fI--supports\fP]
[\fI--supports-<feature>\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B fvwm-config
is a shell script that provides an information about the FVWM version,
installation directories, built-in paths and supported features.
.SH OPTIONS
.B fvwm-config
prints to the standard output in all options.
Both short and long GNU-like option names may be used.
.TP
.B -h --help -?
prints the short usage
.TP
.B -v --version -V
prints the version
.TP
.B -i --info
prints the full info page
.TP
.B -P --prefix
prints the installation prefix
.TP
.B -E --exec-prefix
prints the installation exec-prefix
.TP
.B -B --bindir
prints the installation bindir
.TP
.B -D --datadir
prints the installation datadir
.TP
.B -L --libexecdir
prints the installation libexecdir
.TP
.B -S --sysconfdir
prints the installation sysconfdir
.TP
.B -M --mandir
prints the installation mandir
.TP
.B -m --fvwm-moduledir
prints FVWM_MODULEDIR, where the modules are installed
.TP
.B -d --fvwm-datadir
prints FVWM_DATADIR, where the system wide configs are installed
.TP
.B -I --default-imagepath
prints the built-in ImagePath
.TP
.B -U --default-userdir
prints the default FVWM_USERDIR, note: $HOME is not expanded
.TP
.B -e --fvwm-exe
prints the fvwm executable name (in bindir)
.TP
.B -s --supports
lists all supported features, one per line
.TP
.B --supports-\fI<feature>\fP
prints nothing, returns: 0 if the
.I <feature>
is supported, 100 if not, 200 if unknown.
All or supported feature names may be found using
.IR --info " or " --supports .
.SH USAGE
Here are some real life usages.

FvwmScript-Setup95 checks for the gnome-hints support:
.EX
if fvwm-config --supports-gnome-hints;
  then echo 1; else echo 0; fi
.EE

.I fvwm-themes
package checks for the correct
.I fvwm
version installed using:
.EX
fvwm-config --version
.EE
and tries to use the same installation directories:
.EX
fvwm-config --bindir --mandir --fvwm-datadir
.EE

A way to find the full path to the fvwm executable:
.EX
echo `fvwm-config --bindir`/`fvwm-config --fvwm-exe`
.EE

For a more human readable output, try:
.EX
fvwm-config --info
.EE
.SH COPYING
.B fvwm-config
is a part of fvwm package and distributed by the same terms, see GNU GPL.
.SH AUTHOR
Mikhael Goikhman <migo@homemail.com>